Tips and Tricks For Akai Force System
Sooner or Later Some parts on the Akai force May need cleaning or replacement.
Today (Dec 27 2024) my almost 4.5 year Force started Giving me issues with some stuck pads (hanging notes). not to mention the macro knobs have been erratic/jittery for some time..
I ended up opening my force and servicing up its bottom region and both of the issues have been cured, though I suspect macro knobs will again start acting up in weeks or months.
Here are 3 Progression Files (Major Key and Minor Keys and Merged (Minors on bottom) for Akai Force that lets you play Chords in a Key and combined with single notes for Hybrid Arps , Soloing etc.
just like you could on a keyboard.
So here’s the problem I just Faced — On a Keygroup Track How to control Filter Cutoff with the ModWheel of my keyBoard. (pitch/ Volume and Pan are also optional targets).
— Yes, you can Macro/Midi Learn the Target Parameter, but that creates a separate automation for Each Sub-keygroup (Zone) in the Keygroup and if you have stuff going on in the project can lead to Strange Behaviours or Worse Crashes
Here are 2 Midi Maps I Use to Control My Strymon Big Sky and Strymon TimeLine pedals directly from Akai Force. (also useful for automation — though I havent tried automation yet)
One of the frequently asked question on the group is how to drone/sustain a note /Clip indefinitely?
Your answer Lies in the title itself.. SUSTAIN
For Anything to Sustain (Plug-in,Ext Synth, Loop, keygroup..) It is very Important that its amp envelope sustain is full (100% in most cases or a lower value which you want to drone at a falloff level, but it should never be close zero.
Maybe a Bug.. maybe not, but use it to your advantage!
Simultaneous Play on Drum kits will ignore Pad Mutes and Track Monophonic Mode.
What that means is that with combination of Track mutes and Simultaneous Play you can Create A Loop Mixer/Player Kit Saving you valuable Audio Tracks with Clips (8 Track Limit).
